Gaggia - Portafilter

With every espresso machine you need to use a portafilter. In the case of Gaggia there are 2 type differences. The difference between commercial and domestic espresso machines, the domestic portafilters are almost always smaller than the commercial versions. But this is not the case with Gaggia, the commercial and domestic espresso machines both use a 68mm filter basket.

The commercial and domestic portafilters used on for instance a Gaggia XD, Gaggia XE, Gaggia Classic and a Gaggia Baby. All have a ear orientation of 45 degree and a ear thickness of 7mm. For all these portafilters you can use a standard 70mm blind filter.

This data does not apply to the pressurized portafilters in other domestic espresso machines made by Gaggia.